James Bryce — The American Commonwealth

London, Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1889. Leather. A smartly bound two volume set of this history of the North American colonies and the United States, with a map. Complete in two volumes. Volume one is illustrated with a folding map. Collated complete. An historical account of the remarkable events in the development of the North American Colonies and the United States, with specific reference to the National Government, the State Governments, and the Party System, as well as public opinions, reflections, and social institutions. Written by James Bryce, a British academic, jurist, historian, and Liberal politician. Bound in half crushed morocco with marbled boards. Externally, smart with light shelf wear and rubbing to the extremities. Fading to the spine and the odd mark to the boards. Two small punctures to the rear board of volume one. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd spot. The odd pencil mark to volume two. Light age toning to the endpapers. Library Commission bookplate to the front pastedown. Contemporary ink inscription to the front endpaper. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .